The Consolidated PBY Catalina, or Pigboat, was one of the most versatile and effective multi-role aircraft of World War II.Although this flying amphibious aircraft did not sport the war face of a B17 Bomber, it paved the way to victory for the United States and its allies across the Pacific and every other major theatre of the conflict.PBY Catalinas were primarily used for air-sea rescue operations, cargo transport, convoy bombing, and anti-submarine warfare. It is estimated that they destroyed over 40 enemy U-boats in the Atlantic and Pacific between 1941 and 1945, becoming the ultimate submarine hunter.